2014 Cork City F.C. season

Cork City FC

2014 season

Chairman

Pat Lyons

Manager

John Caulfield

Stadium

Turners Cross (7,485)

Premier Division

2nd

FAI Cup

3rd Round

League of Ireland Cup

Quarter-Final

Munster Senior Cup

Semi-Final

Top goalscorer

League: Billy Dennehy - 13
All: Billy Dennehy - 16

Highest home attendance

6,219 - Cork City v Bohemians (17 October 2014)

Lowest home attendance

2,531 - Cork City v Bray Wanderers (18 August 2014)

Home colours

Away colours

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The 2014 League of Ireland Premier Division season was Cork City's 30th year competing in the League of Ireland and 3rd consecutive season in the Premier Division. It was also manager John Caulfield's first season in charge of Cork City F.C..^[1] They finished 2nd place in the league after a dramatic final game of the season against Dundalk F.C.^[2]

Players

First-team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Mark McNulty
3	DF	John Kavanagh
4	DF	John Dunleavy (captain)
5	DF	Darren Dennehy
6	MF	Gearóid Morrissey
7	MF	Colin Healy
9	FW	John O'Flynn
10	FW	Cillian Morrison
11	MF	Ross Gaynor
15	FW	Danny Morrissey
16	DF	Gavin Kavanagh
17	DF	Dan Murray
18	DF	Michael McSweeney

No.	Position	Player
19	DF	Brian Lenihan
20	MF	Billy Dennehy
21	MF	David O'Leary
22	DF	Neal Horgan
23	FW	Mark O'Sullivan
24	FW	Rob Lehane
26	MF	Garry Buckley
27	GK	Kevin O'Brien
28	MF	Darren Anthony Murphy
29	MF	Josh O'Shea
30	MF	Liam Kearney
	FW	Michael Rafter

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.		Position	Player
11		MF	Ian Turner (at Limerick until 31 October 2014)

Retired numbers

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12 – Club Supporters (the 12th Man)

Coaching staff

As of 18 February 2015 the coaching staff includes:^[3]

Position	Name
Manager	John Caulfield
Assistant Manager	John Cotter
First Team Coach	Billy Woods
Goalkeeping Coach	Phil Harrington
Chairman	Pat Lyons
Chief Executive	Tim Murphy
Head of Youth Development	Stuart Ashton
U-19 Manager	Paul Bowdren & Stuart Ashton
Club Doctor	Dr. Gerard Murphy
Club Physio	Gráinne Desmond

Transfers

In

Date	Player	Position	Signed from
January 2014	Darren Murphy	Midfielder	Woking
January 2014	Anthony Elding	Forward	Sligo Rovers
January 2014	Billy Dennehy	Midfielder	Shamrock Rovers
January 2014	Michael Rafter	Forward	Derry City
January 2014	Liam Kearney	Forward	Avondale
January 2014	Mark O Sullivan	Forward	Avondale
January 2014	Kevin Mulcahy	Defender	Avondale
January 2014	Matt Gledhill	Goalkeeper	Sligo Rovers
January 2014	David O Leary	Midfielder	Limerick FC
April 2014	Iarfhlaith Davoren	Defender	Free Agent
July 2014	Josh O Shea	Forward	UCC AFC
July 2014	Cillian Morrisson	Forward	UCD
July 2014	John O'Flynn	Forward	Exeter City
July 2014	Gavin Kavanagh	Defender	Waterford
July 2014	Ross Gaynor	Defender	Sligo

Out

Date	Player	Position	Sold to
January 2014	Kalen Spillane	Defender	Sligo Rovers
January 2014	Daryl Horgan	Midfielder	Dundalk
January 2014	Shane Duggan	Midfielder	Limerick
January 2014	David Ryan	Goalkeeper	Drogheda
January 2014	Kevin Burns	Goalkeeper	Waterford
January 2014	Alan Browne	Midfielder	Preston
January 2014	Danny Furlong	Forward	Wexford
May 2014	Anthony Elding	Forward	Ballinamallard
May 2014	Andy O Connell	Forward	Released
May 2014	Kevin Mulcahy	Defender	Released
July 2014	Ian Turner	Midfielder	Limerick (Loan)
July 2014	Jason Forde	Defender	Ringmahon Rangers
July 2014	Iarfhlaith Davoren	Defender	Sligo
August 2014	Darren Murphy	Defender	Free Agent
August 2014	Brian Lenihan	Defender	Hull City

Friendlies

Pre-Season

Cork City FC started pre-season training more than a week before any other League of Ireland club, they began on 6 January. Several players from around the world trained and played friendlies with City while on trial.

18 January	Cork City	3 - 1	Avondale Utd	Bishopstown
14:00	Clarke Rafter	(Report)	Stapleton	Referee: Keith Callanan

25 January	Cork City	3 - 0	Waterford United	Midleton
17:00	B. Dennehy 36' Rafter 40' Elding 54'	(Report)		Referee: Graham Kelly

1 February	Mervue United	1 - 6	Cork City	Fahys Field
16:30	D. Tuck 74'		Elding 23' 25' O Sullivan 30' Buckley 31' Lehane 80' C.Tnonis 87'

2 February	Finn Harps	3 - 3	Cork City	Fahys Field
13:45	Funston 39' McHugh 56' Mailey 63'		O Sullivan 32' Rafter 75' 86'

15 February	Cork City	3 - 1	Longford Town	Bishopstown
14:00	Rafter 42' 58' O Sullivan 90'

23 February	Bandon	1 - 3	Cork City	Town Park, Bandon
12:00	A. Sheehan 49'	(Report)	Elding 5' 55' O.G. 40'

25 February	Cobh Ramblers	1 - 3	Cork City	St. Colman's Park
20:00	B. Donoghue 43'		Elding 11' O Sullivan 12'

Mid-Season

8 July	Cork City	0 - 3	Birmingham City	Turners Cross
18:45		Report	Robinson 8' Caddis 82' Novak 89'	Attendance: 1,114

10 September	Cobh Ramblers	1 - 2	Cork City	St Colemans Park
19:45			B. Dennehy D. O Leary

League

Table


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Dundalk (C)	33	22	8	3	73	24	+49	74	UEFA Champions League
2	Cork City	33	22	6	5	51	25	+26	72	UEFA Europa League
3	St Patrick's Athletic	33	19	8	6	66	37	+29	65	UEFA Europa League
4	Shamrock Rovers	33	18	8	7	43	26	+17	62	UEFA Europa League
5	Sligo Rovers	33	12	7	14	44	36	+8	43
6	Limerick	33	12	5	16	37	45	−8	41
7	Bohemians	33	9	13	11	40	41	−1	40
8	Derry City	33	9	11	13	42	41	+1	38
9	Drogheda United	33	10	6	17	40	63	−23	36
10	Bray Wanderers	33	5	11	17	28	61	−33	26
11	UCD ^{[note 1]} (R)	33	6	7	20	27	71	−44	25	UEFA Europa League/Relegated to First Division
12	Athlone Town (R)	33	4	10	19	35	56	−21	22	Relegated to First Division

Source: ^[4]^[5]^[6]

Notes

↑ UCD qualified for the UEFA Europa League via the UEFA Respect Fair Play ranking system. After the FAI finished third in the 2014–15 rankings, they nominated UCD for the extra European place. UCD were relegated to the First Division after losing play off.

Fixtures & Results

7 March Round 1	Cork City	1 - 1	St Pats	Turners Cross
19:55	G. Buckley 42'		Fagan 58'	Attendance: 5,322 Referee: Padraig Sutton

16 March Round 2	Derry City	0 - 1	Cork City	Brandywell
15:15			D. Dennehy 53'

21 March Round 3	Cork City	3 - 1	Bray Wanderers	Turners Cross
19:45	J. Kavanagh 17' B. Dennehy 67' G. Buckley 84'		Scully 88'	Attendance: 2,750 Referee: Derek Tomney

28 March Round 4	Athlone Town	0 - 3	Cork City	Athlone Town Stadium
19:45			O Sullivan 41' B. Dennehy 47' Kearney 75'	Attendance: 690 Referee: Derek Tomney

4 April Round 5	Cork City	3 - 0	Shamrock Rovers	Turners Cross
19:45	B. Dennehy 14' O Sullivan 53' D. Dennehy 64'			Attendance: 5676 Referee: R. Rogers

7 April Round 6	Limerick	P - P	Cork City	Thomond Park
19:45

11 April Round 7	Cork City	1 - 1	Sligo Rovers	Turners Cross
19:45	B. Dennehy 90+2'		Djilali 88'	Attendance: 4,035

18 April Round 8	Cork City	3 - 1	Drogheda United	Turners Cross
19:45	Kearney 58' G. Buckley 76' B. Dennehy 82'		C. Walshe 64'	Attendance: 4,420

21 April Round 9	UCD	0 - 1	Cork City	UCD Bowl
19:45			B. Dennehy 6'	Attendance: 442

25 April Round 10	Cork City	1 - 1	Bohemians	Turners Cross
19:45	B. Dennehy 52'		Byrne 56'	Attendance: 3,711 Referee: Neil Doyle

2 May Round 11	Dundalk	4 - 0	Cork City	Oriel Park
19:45

9 May Round 12	St Pats	3 - 2	Cork City	Richmond Park
19:45	Conan Byrne (Pen)		M. O Sullivan 16' R. Lehane	Referee: Padraig Sutton

16 May Round 13	Cork City	2 - 0	Derry City	Turners Cross
19:45	B. Dennehy G. Morrissey			Attendance: 2709

20 May Round 6	Limerick	1 - 2	Cork City	Thomond Park
19:45			G. Buckley 14' B. Dennehy 16'

23 May Round 14	Bray Wanderers	0 - 2	Cork City	Carlisle Grounds
19:45			Healy

30 May Round 15	Cork City	1 - 0	Athlone Town	Turners Cross
19:45	M. O Sullivan 58'			Attendance: 2875 Referee: Paul Tuite

13 June Round 16	Shamrock Rovers	0 - 2	Cork City	Tallaght Stadium
20:00			M. O Sullivan 49' G. Morrissey 90+5'

27 June Round 17	Cork City	3 - 0	Limerick	Turners Cross
19:45	M. O Sullivan 20' 68' G. Buckley 60'			Attendance: 2,726

6 July Round 18	Sligo Rovers	0 - 0	Cork City	The Showgrounds
19:00

11 July Round 19	Drogheda United	0 - 1	Cork City	United Park
19:45			G. Buckley 81'

18 July Round 20	Cork City	2 - 1	UCD	Turners Cross
20:05	B. Dennehy 35' M. O Sullivan 74'		R. Creevy 6'	Attendance: 2,616

25 July Round 21	Bohemians	2 - 0	Cork City	Dalymount Park
20:00

1 August Round 22	Cork City	1 - 2	Dundalk	Turners Cross
20:05	D Dennehy 85'			Attendance: 5,650 Referee: P. Sutton

8 August Round 23	Cork City	1 - 0	St Pats	Turners Cross
19:45	C. Healy 88'			Attendance: 3,398

15 August Round 24	Derry City	0 - 1	Cork City	Brandywell
19:45			J O Flynn 13'

18 August Round 25	Cork City	1 - 1	Bray Wanderers	Turners Cross
19:45	G. Buckley 50'			Attendance: 2,531

29 August Round 26	Athlone Town	2 - 2	Cork City	Athlone Town Stadium
19:45			M. O Sullivan D. Dennehy

5 September Round 27	Cork City	1 - 0	Shamrock Rovers	Turners Cross
19:45	D. Murray 90+3'			Attendance: 3,265 Referee: P. Tuite

19 September Round 28	Limerick	0 - 1	Cork City	Thomond Park
19:45			R. Lehane 77'	Referee: Derek Tomney

26 September Round 29	Cork City	2 - 1	Sligo Rovers	Turners Cross
19:45	M. O Sullivan 57' B Dennehy 63'			Attendance: 3,077

3 October Round 30	Cork City	2 - 1	Drogheda	Turners Cross
19:45	J. Dunleavy 13' M. O Sullivan 47'			Attendance: 3,023

10 October Round 31	UCD	0 - 4	Cork City	UCD Bowl
19:45			R. Gaynor 13' B. Dennehy 27' G. Buckley 64' 87'

17 October Round 32	Cork City	1 - 0	Bohemians	Turners Cross
19:45	Dennehy 45'			Attendance: 6,219

24 October Round 33	Dundalk	2 - 0	Cork City	Oriel Park
19:45	S O Donnell 48' B. Gartland 82'

Top Goalscorers

Name	Appearances	Goals
Billy Dennehy	30	13
Mark O Sullivan	33	11
Garry Buckley	29	9
Darren Dennehy	29	4
Colin Healy	27	3
Liam Kearney	28	2
Gearóid Morrissey	26	2

Club Player Of The Month

March - Brian Lenihan (DF)

April - Garry Buckley (MF)

May - Gearóid Morrissey (MF)

June - Mark O Sullivan (ST)

July - Mark McNulty (GK)

August - Darren Dennehy (DF)

League Player Of The Month

Mark O Sullivan - June

Mark O Sullivan was the only Cork City player to receive the League of Ireland Premier Division Player of the Month award in the 2014 season. Mark received it for the month of June, scoring 3 goals in 2 league games including a spectacular volley against Munster rivals, Limerick.

FAI Cup

Second Round

6 June Round 2	Cork City	6 - 0	St Mochtas	Turners Cross
19:45	M. O Sullivan 4' Dennehy 25' 45' R. Lehane 31' D. Morrissey 50' I. Turner 76'			Attendance: 677

Third Round

22 August Round 3	Cork City	2 - 2	Bohemians	Turners Cross
19:45	G. Buckley D. Murray		D. Corcoran	Referee: P. McLaughlin

Third Round Replay

25 August Round 3	Bohemians	1 - 0	Cork City	Dalymount
19:45

EA Sports Cup

First Round

10 March Round 1	Cork City	4 - 0	Limerick	Turners Cross
19:45	R. Lehane 39' 80' Dennehy 51' O Sullivan 83'			Attendance: 1,009

Second Round

5 May Round 2	Cork City	2 - 0	Waterford United	Turners Cross
	Buckley 16' 19'

Quarter Final

21 July Round 3	Shamrock Rovers	2 - 0	Cork City	Tallaght Stadium
19:45

Munster Senior Cup

Quarter Final

1 March	Waterford United	1 - 3	Cork City	RSC
18:00	Doherty 75'		Kavanagh 6' Elding 18' 54'

Semi Final

30 March	Cork City	1 - 3	Douglas Hall	Turners Cross
12:00	Mulcahy 5'		Fox 62' O Connell 85' 88'

References

↑ http://www.corkcityfc.ie/home/2013/11/05/john-caulfield-announced-as-new-manager/
↑ http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/irish-soccer-league/2014/1023/654386-dundalk-v-cork-city/
↑ "First Team Coaching Staff". Cork City F.C. Retrieved 13 July 2010.
↑ "Ireland 2014". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
↑ "Ireland leading UEFA Fair Play League". www.sseairtricityleague.ie. 15 January 2015.
↑ "UCD set for Europa League after topping Fair Play standings". www.irishtimes.com. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.

2014 in Republic of Ireland football

Leagues

Cup competitions

National teams

Men
Women

Club seasons

Premier Division	Cork City Drogheda United Sligo Rovers St Patrick's Athletic

First Division	Galway Shelbourne

Cork City F.C.

Players
Managers

Teams

Stadia

Turners Cross

Bishopstown Stadium

History

Seasons

Matches

FAI Cup finals	2005 2007 2015 2016

League of Ireland Cup finals	2011

President's Cup finals	2016

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